Table 5 Durations according to the main features at initial care and MHP
From: Pathways to psychiatric care in urban north China: a general hospital based study
Main diseases/features diagnosed by PLGA | Â | Â | First care (no. of patients) | Delays and steps | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Total n | MHP n (%) | TGH n (%) | SGH n (%) | CHC n (%) | TCM n (%) | Community doctor n (%) | Private clinics n (%) | Psychiatric hospital n (%) | Onset to first carer (weeks) median (mean) | First care to MHP (weeks) median (mean) | Steps needed mean (SD) |
Depression episode | 82 | 20 (24.4) | 32 (39.0) | 17 (20.7) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (2.4) | 1 (1.2) | 2 (2.4) | 4 (4.9) | 11 (126.6) | 98.6 (187.9) | 3.46 (1.84) |
Neurosis | 102 | 28 (27.5) | 42 (41.2) | 22 (21.6) | 2 (5.3) | 6 (5.9) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.0) | 0 | 13 (109) | 99.7 (204.3) | 3.1 (1.48) |
Anxiety | 35 | 8 (22.9) | 15 (42.9) | 7 (20.0) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (5.8) | 0 | 1 (2.9) | 1 (2.9) | 69.5 (325.5) | 77.1 (229.8) | 3.2 (1.00) |
Insomnia | 26 | 10 (38.5) | 11 (42.3) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (7.6) | 1 (3.8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.8) | 61 (402) | 114.6 (204.5) | 2.93 (1.40) |
Somatoform disorders | 54 | 6 (11.1) | 29 (53.7) | 12 (22.2) | 1 (1.9) | 4 (7.5) | 0 | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) | 4 (65.4) | 104.4 (222) | 3.5 (1.87) |
Neurasthenia | 16 | 4 (25.0) | 9 (56.3) | 1 (6.3) | 0 | 2 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 (168) | 168 (224) | 2.4 (0.96) |
Organic mental disorders | 30 | 12 (40) | 11 (36.7) | 6 (20) | 0 | 1 (3.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.5 (325) | 77.1 (229.8) | 2.37 (1.33) |
Bipolar disorders | 13 | 5 (38.5) | 5 (38.5) | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (15.4) | 39 (61.4) | 248.5 (412.6) | 3.23 (2.89) |
Schizophrenia | 5 | 0 | 1 (20) | 0 | 1 (20) | 0 | 0 | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | 42.3 (57.4) | 0 | 1 |
Hysterical psychological disorders | 1 | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 8 | 3 |
The status of depression or anxiety | 77 | 18 (23.4) | 31 (40.3) | 15 (19.5) | 4 (5.2) | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 3 (3.9) | 5 (6.5) | 9 (79.8) | 107.1 (246.4) | 2.9 (1.76) |